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antifluorite

antifluorite noun: a mineral crystal structure identical with that of fluorite but with the positions of the cations and anions reversed.

Noun

antifluorite (plural antifluorites)

  1. A mineral crystal structure identical with that of fluorite but with the positions of the cations and anions reversed.

Forms of antifluorite

pluralantifluorites

Origin of antifluorite

From anti- + fluorite.

Questions about antifluorite

What does antifluorite mean?
Antifluorite means a mineral crystal structure identical with that of fluorite but with the positions of the cations and anions reversed.
What part of speech is antifluorite?
Antifluorite is a noun.
What is the plural of antifluorite?
The plural of antifluorite is antifluorites.

Words near antifluorite in the dictionary

  1. antiflu
  2. antifluoridation
  3. antifluoridationist
  4. antifluoridationists
  5. antifluoride
  6. antifluorite
  7. antifluorites
  8. antifluxon
  9. antifluxons
  10. antifly
  11. antifoam

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